Bill Text: TX SB1709 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the participation of eligible career schools or colleges in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to Higher Education [SB1709 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1709-Introduced.html
| 86R12845 KSD-D | ||
| By: Lucio | S.B. No. 1709 | |
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| relating to the participation of eligible career schools or | ||
| colleges in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 134.001, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows: | ||
| (1-a) "Eligible career school or college" means a | ||
| career school or college, as defined by Section 132.001, that: | ||
| (A) is operated on a nonprofit basis; and | ||
| (B) is operating under a certificate of approval | ||
| issued by the commission under Section 132.056. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 134.004, Education Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 134.004. JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT | ||
| PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the | ||
| Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants | ||
| to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public | ||
| state colleges, eligible career schools or colleges, and | ||
| independent school districts described under Section 134.007 that | ||
| apply to the advisory board in the manner prescribed by the advisory | ||
| board. The commission shall award the grants on the advice and | ||
| recommendations of the advisory board. | ||
| (b) Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Jobs | ||
| and Education for Texans (JET) fund to defray the start-up costs | ||
| associated with the development of new career and technical | ||
| education programs at public junior colleges, public technical | ||
| institutes, public state colleges, eligible career schools or | ||
| colleges, and independent school districts described under Section | ||
| 134.007 that meet the requirements of Section 134.006. | ||
| SECTION 3. Sections 134.006(a) and (d), Education Code, are | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (a) The commission may award a grant for the development of | ||
| new career and technical education courses or programs at public | ||
| junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state | ||
| colleges, eligible career schools or colleges, and independent | ||
| school districts. | ||
| (d) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a | ||
| public junior college, public technical institute, public state | ||
| college, eligible career school or college, or independent school | ||
| district described under Section 134.007 must provide matching | ||
| funds in accordance with rules adopted under Section 134.008. The | ||
| matching funds may be obtained from any source available to the | ||
| public junior college, public technical institute, public state | ||
| college, eligible career school or college, or independent school | ||
| district, including industry consortia, community or foundation | ||
| grants, individual contributions, and local governmental agency | ||
| operating funds. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with grants awarded | ||
| for the 2020-2021 academic year. | ||
| SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
